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CBC Ottawa news quiz for the week of May 12
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1Jacqueline Matthews was one of 45 workers at this Hintonburg centre who were set to go on strike Monday before a deal was reached just a few hours before their deadline. What sort of work do they do?
- AThey offer support for people struggling with addictions.
- BThey provide temporary housing for people fleeing intimate partner violence.
- CThey help new Canadians navigate the legal system.
- DThey offer job training to at-risk youth.
2This week marked the start of a trial into an alleged incident that took place in 2022 at this fire station in Barrhaven. What is alleged to have happened?
- AA non-binary firefighter was choked by their crewmate.
- BA disgruntled former employee set the station on fire.
- CThree new recruits were brutally hazed by a commanding officer.
- DA senior firefighter cut the brake lines on one of the station's trucks.
3The City of Ottawa announced this week that while it had cancelled a ceremony to mark Israel's Independence Day at city hall, it would still be doing WHAT on May 14?
- ARaising the Israeli flag outside city hall.
- BAllowing Israel's ambassador to address council.
- CLaunching an exhibition by Israeli-Canadian artists.
- DDeclaring it to be "Jewish Awareness Day."
4Which Ottawa councillor is asking city staff to consider a sliding scale of penalties for parking ticket disputes, including potentially gearing fines to the driver's income or the value of their vehicle?
- ARiley Brockington.
- BShawn Menard.
- CLaine Johnson.
- DAriel Troster.
5What caused Public Services and Procurement Canada to close a pair of towers at the Place du Portage III complex in Gatineau, Que.?
- AWorkers potentially disturbed asbestos.
- BThree employees fell sick with legionellosis.
- CBlack mould was discovered in the boiler room.
- DSomeone called in a bomb threat.
6Tristan Ethier, 20, was arrested Thursday and charged with second-degree murder in connection with a homicide last month in Manor Park. According to police, what was going on when 53-year-old Kevin Willington was killed that night?
- AA weekly poker game.
- BAn argument over the property line.
- CA drug deal.
- DA sale that had been arranged online.
7What incident earlier this month resulted in the arrest this week of 42-year-old Saeed Mohammed, who now faces nine charges?
- AA cybersecurity breach at The Ottawa Hospital.
- BA fire at an Overbrook apartment building.
- CA wrong-way collision on Highway 401 near Toronto.
- DA bank heist and hostage-taking in Embrun, Ont.
8The Ottawa Senators unveiled Travis Green, right, as the team's new head coach this week. Which OTHER Canadian NHL club did Green previously coach for four-plus seasons from 2017 until 2021?
- AEdmonton Oilers.
- BVancouver Canucks.
- CMontreal Canadiens.
- DWinnipeg Jets.
9Naturalist Dan Brunton says that environmental protections slated for a summer infrastructure project in the Findlay Creek area come decades too late for the wetland. What's slated to take place there later this year?
- AThe installation of a new pedestrian and cycling bridge.
- BThe widening of Bank Street.
- CThe construction of about 2,500 new homes.
- DThe remediation of a former Canadian military site.
10The Parkdale Market kicked off its 100th season in Ottawa on Saturday. What unfortunately marred the launch of the market's first EVER season, all the way back in 1924?
- AA powerful storm tore through and demolished several market stalls.
- BNot a single farmer showed up for opening day.
- CA goat escaped and kicked a five-year-old girl in the head.
- DA brawl erupted between Protestant and Catholic marketgoers.
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